Scientists are joining forces to save Lake Titicaca’s endangered and unfortunately-named ‘scrotum frog’ from extinction. The frog, Telmatobius culeus, which is unmistakable with its shaggy folds of skin, lives in Lake Titicaca, which sits on the border between Peru and Bolivia. It’s listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to over-harvesting … Read more
Meet Fluffy! Ford hires Boston Dynamics’ robot dog to scan its Michigan manufacturing plant with lasers to help employees retool Ford has leased two of Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dogs The bots will use lasers and cameras to scan facilities to help with retooling One has been nicknamed Fluffy and the other kept the original … Read more
Apple has long been rumored to be developing augmented reality smart specs to pair with its first-ever 5G iPhone and a concept video shows what the futuristic headset might look like. A designer created his vision of Apple Glasses that are showed in a black frame around a long, clear lens, which displays an interface … Read more
Grieving orca Tahlequah that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018 is pregnant — but scientists fear tragedy will strike again Tahlequah had touched hearts around the world as she grieved for her dead calf She is among a handful of pregnancies spotted among the orcas in Puget … Read more
Music could be the secret to eating less: Playing slow tunes during meals discourages people from wolfing down their food, study shows People were timed eating five squares of chocolate in a scientific experiment It took them about 24 seconds to eat the chocolate when the room was silent This was extended by ten seconds when people were … Read more
Amazon shoppers are going wild for the sound quality of the ENACFIRE SoundBar Portable Wireless Speaker AND it’s now just £29.99 By Emily Scrivener For Mailonline Published: 13:57 BST, 28 July 2020 | Updated: 13:57 BST, 28 July 2020 Buying a speaker can be a bit of a minefield. With so many devices out there … Read more
Seemingly benign volcanoes can be much more violent than previously feared due to volatile magma hidden deep below the surface, a study shows. Scientists studied volcanoes on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. Volcanoes that reliably produce small lava eruptions of basalt, an igneous rock, hide chemically … Read more
A new market-leading rugged smartphone has been launched by a British company. The CAT S62 device is a regular-looking Android device with a sleek design that is built with durability and longevity in mind. A FLIR thermal camera, which is four times more detailed than its predecessor, is its party piece feature. The thermal imaging … Read more
London’s streets fell silent during 2020 as the coronavirus lockdown saw barely a soul in the centre of the usually bustling metropolis. And now the eerie lack of road noise can be compared with the bustling sounds of the same streets captured almost a century ago, as the Museum of London digitally recreates gramophone recordings … Read more
Incredible footage shows the moment a 60-foot robot takes first step off its docking station at the Gundam Factory anime-inspired attraction in Japan Robot is inspired by the popular Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Was scheduled to be opened to the public in October 2020 but has been delayed Robot is part of an … Read more